Opening Scene Narration
Introduction
Our narrative is about two girls on the way to a party, who had were being followed by someone, and they didn't notice, so when they break down on the way to the party the stalker is behind them, (the stalker of which is the main antagonist and has a hidden identity from the audience and the girls, no body knows who this antagonist is as the scenes with him in we will use the camera shot Point of View.) which creates tension for the audience and dramatic irony because the audience know that they are being followed but the characters (girls themselves: Holly is the driver and the story bases around her. Gemma dies in the forest when she walks away from Holly at the car and she gets murdered by the hidden antagonist) are unaware of this. One of the girls gets out of the car and wanders off away from the forest to get signal, and the other girl stays behind and freaks out when she hears her friend get murdered in the forest, the camera will jump back to her and her reaction to this moment. It would be set in an abandoned road by the entrance of the forest where there is no one around and in the middle of the forest.
Narrative
The opening sequence will commence with a panning shot following the car which Gemma is driving down an empty road close to an entrance of a forest. Holly is also in the car, the girls are both on their way to a friends party. The girls will be seen a in an upbeat mood and looking forward to the part as they both sing along to upbeat pop music coming from the car radio. As this shot comes to an end we begin to hear some strange clunking noises of the car engine and soon after we see it come to a halt as its clear the car has broken down. The camera then jumps to a P.O.V. shot from the perspective of the antagonist. The antagonist, although not seen, is clearly depicted as a dark character lurking behind the trees, keeping a distance and stalking his/her prey, Gemma and Holly. The antagonist watches the girls as they get out of the car while Gemma has a look to she can find whats wrong with the car. The camera will then zoom out of the P.O.V focusing on the two girls as they talk about how they plan to get home/help as they have no phone reception before Gemma decides to have a look around the area and see if she can find a public telephone box or anyone to help her. Following this will be a mid-shot of Holly who has been left alone in the car while Gemma goes to seek help. Holly gets impatient and calls out the car door for Gemma to come back before there is a long silence. Meanwhile Gemma has spotted a house or building of some sort, we see her walk towards the house from the antagonist's perspective and hear the crunching of leaves on the forest ground as the antagonist closely follows. There will then be a close up of Gemma from behind as she knocks on the door, however there is no response only a long silence. This is followed by another P.O.V shot from the antagonists perspective, he/she continues to stalk Gemma, quietly and patiently watching her as she walks away from the dark and empty house. Other than the sound of the crouching of leaves and the heavy breathing from the antagonist this frame is very quiet. Continuing to a P.O.V. shot the camera then focuses on the cold forest ground, in this frame the audience will be able to see their first glimpse of the antagonist, as we see his feet, his pace quickening and the crunching of leaves and hear his heavy breathing worsen as he gets closer and closer. The camera will then shallow focus on Holly as she gets out of the car to see if she can get a better look as to the whereabouts of Gemma. Following this will be yet another P.O.V. shot from the antagonists perspective as he chases Gemma through the dark, damp forest. The film will then jump cut back to Holly sitting silently in the dark car, before she hears a loud scream. Again the camera will quickly jump cut to Gemma. The camera will focus on Gemma as it blurs the background. The surroundings will be silent to exaggerate the sound of Gemma struggling to breathe. We will then jump cut to the antagonist, viewers will be given their first glimpse of the killer as he or she calmly walks away from the scene of the crime before the shot fades to black.
The opening sequence will commence with a panning shot following the car which Gemma is driving down an empty road close to an entrance of a forest. Holly is also in the car, the girls are both on their way to a friends party. The girls will be seen a in an upbeat mood and looking forward to the part as they both sing along to upbeat pop music coming from the car radio. As this shot comes to an end we begin to hear some strange clunking noises of the car engine and soon after we see it come to a halt as its clear the car has broken down. The camera then jumps to a P.O.V. shot from the perspective of the antagonist. The antagonist, although not seen, is clearly depicted as a dark character lurking behind the trees, keeping a distance and stalking his/her prey, Gemma and Holly. The antagonist watches the girls as they get out of the car while Gemma has a look to she can find whats wrong with the car. The camera will then zoom out of the P.O.V focusing on the two girls as they talk about how they plan to get home/help as they have no phone reception before Gemma decides to have a look around the area and see if she can find a public telephone box or anyone to help her. Following this will be a mid-shot of Holly who has been left alone in the car while Gemma goes to seek help. Holly gets impatient and calls out the car door for Gemma to come back before there is a long silence. Meanwhile Gemma has spotted a house or building of some sort, we see her walk towards the house from the antagonist's perspective and hear the crunching of leaves on the forest ground as the antagonist closely follows. There will then be a close up of Gemma from behind as she knocks on the door, however there is no response only a long silence. This is followed by another P.O.V shot from the antagonists perspective, he/she continues to stalk Gemma, quietly and patiently watching her as she walks away from the dark and empty house. Other than the sound of the crouching of leaves and the heavy breathing from the antagonist this frame is very quiet. Continuing to a P.O.V. shot the camera then focuses on the cold forest ground, in this frame the audience will be able to see their first glimpse of the antagonist, as we see his feet, his pace quickening and the crunching of leaves and hear his heavy breathing worsen as he gets closer and closer. The camera will then shallow focus on Holly as she gets out of the car to see if she can get a better look as to the whereabouts of Gemma. Following this will be yet another P.O.V. shot from the antagonists perspective as he chases Gemma through the dark, damp forest. The film will then jump cut back to Holly sitting silently in the dark car, before she hears a loud scream. Again the camera will quickly jump cut to Gemma. The camera will focus on Gemma as it blurs the background. The surroundings will be silent to exaggerate the sound of Gemma struggling to breathe. We will then jump cut to the antagonist, viewers will be given their first glimpse of the killer as he or she calmly walks away from the scene of the crime before the shot fades to black.
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